Italian bookseller avoids jail after theft of rare Harry Potter book

Rudolf Schonegger, 55, given suspended 26-week sentence for theft of signed copy worth £1,675

An Italian bookseller who stole a signed Harry Potter edition worth £1,675 in a “professional, targeted operation” has avoided jail.

Rudolf Schonegger, 55, switched the rare copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for another book at bookshop in central London on New Year’s Eve.

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